Shiva is Business Standard's labour correspondent, reporting on the development of India's labour market in the wake of the century's biggest crisis - the Covid pandemic. By combining ground reportage with data, he has successfully delineated the structural transformations occurring on both the supply and demand sides of the nearly 500 million-strong workforce in the country. He also has hands-on experience in reporting on the macro fundamentals of the economy, including inflation, fiscal deficit, capital formation, consumption, and growth outlook.